Concert Overture
(a.k.a. Overture for 2012)
7′
Music by Philip Glass
CAST:
2 Piccolos, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Clarinet in Eb, Bass Clarinet in Bb, 2 Bassoons, 5 Horns in F, 4 Trumpets in C, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba Timpani, 6 Percussionists (Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Marimba, Triangle, Anvil, Crash Cymbals, 2 Wood Blocks, Snare Drum, Tom-toms, Tenor Drum, Bass Drum, Tambourine), Piano, Celesta, Strings
COMMISSION:
Commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for the 200th commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
PREMIERE:
Simultaneous premiere on June 17, 2012 by the Baltimore Symphony at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore and the Toronto Symphony at David Pecaut Square in Toronto as part of the Luminato festival.
PUBLISHER:
Dunvagen Music Publishers
AVAILABLE SCORES
Concert Overture at Wise Music Classical